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Robert Berwick

Case from Manhattan, NY dated Jun 29, 1797

Victim Details

Robert Berwick

Male

Manhattan

NY

1797-06-29

Robert

Berwick

07/08/2026

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In the summer of 1797, on Broadway near St. Paul’s Church in Manhattan, New York, Deputy Sheriff Robert Berwick, a male law officer, set out to do a routine and dangerous part of the job: serve a writ on a man named John Young and escort him toward a jailhouse so bail could be arranged. The task put them shoulder to shoulder in the open street, close enough for a sudden decision to become a death sentence.

As they walked, Young produced a pistol and fired a shot into Berwick’s chest. ...
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    I was reading about Deputy Sheriff Robert Berwick's tragic murder back in 1797, and ... ...Read More
    09/26/2023
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    I recently came across the case of Deputy Sheriff Robert Berwick, and one small detail that really c... ...Read More
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